Posts tagged “Here comes launchman”

Chromophobic and filled with spikes, Here Comes Launchman looks like a cousin of VVVVVV, but now that developers The Layabouts have made an alpha demo available, it's possible to defy that comparison by actually playing the game. It's true that in the afternoon I've spent with it, more time than I care to remember has involved evaporating upon contact with tapering points of instant murder…

The endearingly titled Here Comes Launchman is the retro equivalent of a cat rolling about at your feet as it's purring and looking up at you with it's big, wet eyes: the trailer makes me want to pick it up and snuggle it.